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Illinois State University ISU ReD: Research and eData School of Music Faculty Newsletter Music 2-2020 School of Music Faculty Newsletter, February 2020 School of Music Illinois State University Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/somfn Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation School of Music, "School of Music Faculty Newsletter, February 2020" (2020). School of Music Faculty Newsletter. 53. https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/somfn/53 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Music at ISU ReD: Research and eData. It has been accepted for inclusion in School of Music Faculty Newsletter by an authorized administrator of ISU ReD: Research and eData. For more information, please contact ISUReD@ilstu.edu.
February 2019
Illinois State University
School of Music
Faculty/Staff Newsletter • February 2020 • Volume 9, No. 5
Faculty Accomplishments and News (in alphabetical order): Upcoming SOM meetings:
2/4/20
Allison Alcorn presented a paper at ISU’s Teaching and Learning Symposium, • His/Theory/Comp @11am
“Synthesis Journals as a Path through the Forest: Preliminary Findings and Student • Music Ed @ 11am
Perceptions.” This is an initial look at the results of a five-year SoTL study, funded in 2/6/20
part through a SoTL University Research Grant and a SoTL Seed Grant. Music • Advisory @11am
Therapy graduate student Bethany Busch and Katy Reed, a December 2019 2/11/20
Music Education graduate, were research assistants in the study. Allison has also • Faculty @11am
recently completed work on the Densmore Award Committee for the American 2/4/20
Musical Instrument Society, charged with selecting the recipient of this year’s prize for • Equipment @11am
best English-language, scholarly article in organology. She also completed grant • SFSC @11am
reviews for the first granting cycle of the Academic Mama Foundation, a new 2/18/20
foundation dedicated to serving and mentoring young mothers in academia. • Scholarship @11am
2/20/20
Glenn Block and the ISU Symphony had a busy January on return from the winter • Grad Advisory @11am
holidays. Glenn returned to South America in December to again conduct in Buenos 2/25/20
Aires, in residence at the La Sistema programs of Chascomus, leading a conducting • Grad Advisory @11am
• Convocation @11am
master class for the conducting students from the El Sistema program, and presenting
a master class in Mozart performance practice with the Filharmonica de Chascomus. 2/27/20
• Grad Advisory @11am
The ISU Symphony has gone straight into rehearsals for the Italian guest conductor
Maurizio Colasanti for a March concert featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, 3/3/20
• His/Theory/Comp @11am
Rossini’s overture to William Tell, and Mahler’s Ruckert Lieder. The orchestra is also • Music Ed @ 11am
working on the joint Schools of Music and Theater and Dance production of Guys and
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was held at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and Tony was able to connect with
Dolls for performances immediately before spring break. numerous Redbird alumni. David Gresham gave a
stunning performance of the final movement Roger
David Collier performed as timpanist with the Zare’s Bennu’s Fire Concerto for Clarinet. The
Heartland Festival Orchestra on January 11 and with ensemble was honored to collaborate with guest
the Peoria Symphony Orchestra on January 18. He composers Roger Zare, Kevin Day, and Paul Dooley.
served as a percussion adjudicator at Illinois Music
Educators Conference in Peoria on January 30. In
addition, his students Emily Bollinger, Braeden
Forman, and Willam Lawton performed on the Jury
Recognition Recital.
Phillip Hash presented a session with clinical assistant
professor Debbie Aurelius-Muir titled “Program
(Re)Building for First Year Teachers” at the 2020
Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria. He also
led a round-table session on “competition in music
education” with college students from around the state.
Phil attended the Midwest International Band and
Orchestra Clinic in Chicago in December. In addition,
he published an article titled “Music Instruction at
Selected State Normal Schools during the Nineteenth
Century” in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of
Research in Music Education. L-R: Paul Dooley, Tony Marinello, Roger Zare, and Kevin Day
Roy Magnuson’s piece, Float for Winds, Electronics, and Joe Matson has continued to work as a copyeditor for
Poetry, was premiered at the Illinois Music Educators Oxford University Press. Recent projects include books
Conference by alumnus Mark Donahue and the on the world music market, South Asian dance, and
O'Fallon Junior High School Band. Roy also has a Eastern European linguistics. In total, he has copyedited
premiere, ...the softest breath, by the Pittsburg State 18 books and more than 1,700 encyclopedia articles.
University Wind Ensemble on February 17.
Anne McNamara and the ISU Trumpet Studio are
Tony Marinello started the new year with visiting
pleased to announce that several of its members have
schools and working with some incredible high school
been invited to perform at the National Trumpet
students. He spent time with the John Hersey High
Competition held at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg,
School Symphonic Band rehearsing for his guest
Pennsylvania in March 2020. Alexandra Karafotias
conducting appearance with that ensemble at the
will perform the Pahkmutova Trumpet Concerto in the
Illinois Music Education Conference in Peoria. He
undergraduate solo category and Eric Caldwell,
then worked with New Trier High School Wind
Trevor Gould, Brendan Korak, Jeri Rethford,and
Ensemble in preparation for their IMEC performance.
Luke Yoakam will perform "Path of Discovery" by
The trip concluded with a guest conducting appearance
Erik Morales in the small ensemble division.
with the Northshore 11-12 Grade Honor Band at Lake
Forest High School. The month of January was capped Steve Parsons served as an adjudicator at the 2020
off with the Illinois State University Wind Symphony’s Illinois Music Educators Conference. Earlier in January
performance at the 2020 Illinois Music Education he performed with Heartland Festival and Peoria
Conference. The ensemble performed in front of a Symphony Orchestras.
crowd of high school students, music educators, and
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Adriana Ransom reports that the teachers and Justin Vickers enjoyed sharing the stage in recital with
students in the ISU String Project have been busy this Karyl Carlson, Geoffrey Duce, and Rachel
winter. In mid-December, a strong group of students Hockenberry on January 17 in the CPA Concert Hall,
and teachers performed holiday music in Uptown performing works by Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Raum,
Station as families waited in line to see Santa. On and Franz Schubert. A centerpiece of the recital was
January 12, fourteen young students performed on the the second half: Britten’s “The Heart of the Matter,” an
String Project Honors Recital in Kemp. A large group extended occasional piece that commemorates the
of 1st and 2nd year students participated in the String bombing of London in 1940. Designed by Britten and
Project Winter Workshop on January 17, practicing the poet Edith Sitwell, and surrounding Britten’s
fundamental skills in Star Wars-themed activities. “Canticle III: Still falls the rain,” was recited poetry and
Several String Project students and teachers performed newly composed tenor, horn, and piano pieces. Michael
a 30-minute program at the Bloomington Public Theune (Illinois Wesleyan) delivered the recitations.
Library on January 28 as part of their bedtime-themed Vickers recently contributed a commissioned essay for
story hour. Any opportunity to perform in pajamas the Britten-Pears Foundation’s 2020 Exhibition, “Such
should not be passed up! Thanks to all who helped an artist to write for: Inspiration and Collaboration,” on
with these activities. the eclecticism of tenor Peter Pears’s vocal repertoire of
new compositions. Justin continues his service on the
Carl Schimmel’s work, "Bagatelle on Beethoven's Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate
First Quartet," was premiered and performed in Studies Search Committee. He is also happy to
Chicago, DeKalb, and Rockford by the Avalon announce the release of his Scottish-themed song
Quartet. Carl is also this year’s recipient of the recording, “Caledonian Scenes: Songs of Judith Weir,
University Creative Activity Award. Congratulations Benjamin Britten & Hamish MacCunn” (Albany
Carl! Records). This multi-year collaboration with pianists
David Snyder taught the trumpet section at the AIJB Geoffrey Duce and Gretchen Church (IWU) features the
clinic at the University of Illinois on January 24, along world premiere recording of MacCunn’s “Cycle of Six
with Elliot Chasanov and other University of Illinois Love-Lyrics” (1889) alongside selected MacCunn songs
faculty. This 80-member auditioned group represents and two cycles by Britten and current Master of the
the finest junior high musicians in the state. David also Queen’s Music, Judith Weir. Justin wrote the extensive
presented a clinic at the Illinois Music Educators notes, which include the first complete transcriptions of
Conference titled Designing Rubrics for Standards-Based the correspondence between HM Queen Elizabeth II
Grading on January 30. Over 100 educators from across and Britten
the state were in attendance. David also had an surrounding
opportunity to play assistant principal horn with the the
Peoria Symphony for an all John Williams concert on commission
January 19, along with several other ISU applied of the
faculty. Robert
Burns cycle
Ben Stiers performed as timpanist in the Heartland that is on the
Festival Orchestra's production of The Nutcracker on disc.
December 14-15. He also performed in the HFO
percussion section on January 11 and the Peoria
Symphony Orchestra percussion section on January 18.
He wishes to sincerely thank his colleagues in the
School of Music for their support during the 2019 Big
Red Marching Machine season.
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Michelle Vought played a leading role in the
Upcoming Events
Pantagraph’s Holiday Spectacular show at the
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on All events scheduled through Peggy DeHaven in CE 225 will be
December 6, 7, and 8. On December 21, she and her listed on the University Calendar. Please check your events
students performed holiday music at the Sugar Creek for accuracy and let Peggy know if corrections need to be made. If
Alzheimer’s Center. your event does not yet have a description included, send text to
Peggy so that she may add it to your event announcement.
Michelle Vought with other Holiday Spectacular cast members. Upcoming Concerts, Important Dates
2/4/20 Alexander Tech Convo @ 11am, CPA
2/4/20 Elizabeth Thompson @ 7pm, CPA
News, Announcements, and Reminders 2/5/20 Concerto/Aria Finals @ 7pm, CPA
2/7/20 Audition Day @ 3pm, CPA/KRH
Safety Reminders 2/8/20 Audition Day @ 9am, CPA
2/10/20 Red Note New Music Fest @ 8pm, KRH
Remember to lock your office door when working 2/11/20 Red Note New Music Fest @ 8pm, KRH
outside of regular business hours. If you need an escort 2/12/20 Red Note New Music Fest @ 8pm, CPA
at night, call Redbird Safe Walk at 438-8631. 2/13/20 Red Note New Music Fest @ 8pm, KRH
2/16/20 Choral Showcase @ 3pm, CPA
Problems With Our Facilities? 2/16/20 Symphonic Winds @ 7pm, CPA
2/19/20 Jazz Ensemble I&II @ 8pm, CPA
If you have facilities problems in Cook Hall, please 2/20/20 Kelley Hijleh (voice) MC @ 7pm, KRH
contact Tim Schachtschneider. For problems in 2/25/20 Chris Dickey (tuba) @ 7:30pm, KRH
other spaces, contact Mona Hubbard. For 2/27/20 Symphonic Band @ 8pm, CPA
emergencies after hours or on weekends, dial 438-5656. 2/28/20 Guys and Dolls @ 7:30pm, CPA
2/29/20 Babar the Elephant @ 11am, UG
2/29/20 Guys and Dolls @ 2pm, CPA
2/29/20 Mads and Little Ol Korea @ 7pm, CPA
3/1/20 Guys and Dolls @ 2pm, CPA
Remaining 2020 Audition Dates 3/1/20
3/1/20
Afternoon of Brass @ 5pm, CPA
Aaron Jacobs & Friends @ 7pm, KRH
3/3/20 Guys and Dolls @ 7:30pm, CPA
Friday, 2/7/20 3/4/20 Guys and Dolls @ 7:30pm, CPA
Saturday, 2/8/20 3/5/20 Guys and Dolls @ 7:30pm, CPA
Saturday, 3/28/20 3/21/20 Bach for Babies @ 11am, UG
3/22/20 Concert Ch/Cham Singers @ 3pm, CPA
3/23/20 Phi Kappa Lambda @ 7pm, KRH
Please mark your calendars! 3/25/20 Ivana Franisci (piano) @ 8pm, KRH
3/27/20 Black Music Showcase @ 7:30pm, KRH
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